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1、forewordbyJanWong“Whataluckygirl!”EverybodywhothehasadoptedadaughterfromChina“Whatagift!Hereisacollectionofpersonalrevelationsthattellusthehasheardthatone.Andeveryparentgoodnews:peoplearestillfindinghigh-riskwaystoactwithdecencyandLuckyOneshassaid,ortho
2、ught,inreply:commitmenttowardothers.Herearesometrulydelightful,challenging,andheart-rendingstories,writtenbybothadoptersandadopteesthatwilltoppleanystereotypicalviewsareadermayhaveabouttheadoptionof“No,we’retheluckyones.”childrenfromChina.Luckyuswhoareg
3、iventhechancetoglimpsethisbravenewworldoffamiliesembracedbysomuchhopeandgoodwill.”Thisanthologysetsouttoexplainwhy—WaysonChoy,authorofTheJadePeony,AllthatMattersandPaperShadowsthepeoplewhohaveadoptedchildrenfromChinafeelasthoughthey’vewon“Thesecompellin
4、g,poignant,lovelyvignetteswillresonatewithanyonethelottery.whohaseveradoptedandthoughtabouthowtheirparticularchildorchildrenhavecometobemembersoftheirfamiliesorwhatitmeanstothemtoLuckyOneshavetheincrediblelucktobeparentstothem.Theeditor’sselectionoftheS
5、incethelate1980s,asmanyas7,000artfullytoldstoriesdescribingthejourneysofthesemenandwomenasChinese-borngirls(andafewboys!)theyentertheuniqueworldofadoptiveparentinggototherootofwhathavebeenadoptedannuallyandnowitmeanstobelong,ofwhatcomprisesafamily.Itisa
6、beautifulcollectionliveintheUnitedStates,Canada,Aus-thatbelongsinthehomeofadoptivefamilieseverywhere.”OurStOrieSOfAdOptingChildrenfrOmChinAtralia,andEurope.Theyareofficially—JaneA.Brown,MSW,creatorofAdoptionPlayshops!orphans,victimsofarigorousbirthEdite
7、dbyAnnRauhalacontrolpolicylimitingmostfamiliesto“TheLuckyOnesisacharmingcompilationofstoriesthathighlightthejoysEditedbyAnnRauhalaonechild.ofthosefamiliesreceivingtheirchildren,thesadnessofthoseleftbehindinChina,suchasfosterandbirthparents,andtheissuest
8、hatthechildrenandfamilieshaveconfrontedandwillconfront.ItshouldproveedifyingThestoryofthesechildreniscompellingandentertainingforallwhoreadit—thosewhoareconsideringadoption,asanarrativeofhopeandoptimismbutthosewhohaveadopted,andt